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Sistah Vegan: Black Women Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society

by A. Breeze Harper Author

This collection of essays brings together the voices of a myriad of Black-identified vegans to speak to the ways in which their veganism intersects with so many other important issues facing our society today, including race, gender, animal rights, body image, parenting, and all varieties of personal and collective liberation. In this tenth anniversary edition editor A. Breeze Harper reflects back on fifteen years of the Sistah Vegan project, and the ways in which its salience has only grown since its inception. Authors include Michelle R. Loyd-Paige, Layli Phillips, Delicia Dunham, Melissa Danielle, Joi Maria Probus, Venus Taylor, Ain Drew, Robin Lee, Ma'at Sincere Earth, Melissa Santosa, Tara Sophia Bahna-James, Mary Spears, Tasha Edwards, Olu Butterfly Woods, Thea Moore, Tishana Joy Trainor, Nia Yaa, Angelique Shofar, Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo, Adama Maweja, Iya Raet, and Tashee Meadows.